DFA Statement on the Death of Former President Benigno S. Aquino III

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
(24 Jun 2021) - The Department of Foreign Affairs joins the nation in mourning the passing of former President Benigno S. Aquino III.
During his term as the 15th President of the Philippine Republic, President Aquino elevated the country's conduct of foreign relations, steered foreign policy towards a principled direction that earned international respect and esteem, and invigorated the foreign service with a collective sense of patriotism, commitment to service, and professionalism.
He left a remarkable legacy on our country's foreign policy and national history.
The Department offers its condolences to the former President's family and friends, and joins the Filipino people in grieving the loss of a great man, leader and nationalist.
Posthumous Conferment of Order of Sikatuna on the Late Indonesian Amb. Sinyo Harry Sarundajang
(12 Jun 2021, Jakarta) ‑‑ Philippine Ambassador to Indonesia H.E. Leehiong T. Wee presented the Order of Sikatuna (Grand Cross, with Gold Distinction) to Madame Deetje Adeline Laoh Tambuwun, widow of the late Indonesian Amb. Dr. Sinyo Harry Sarundajang in a conferment ceremony before noon today at the chancery of the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in Jakarta.
In attendance were officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia who witnessed the event along with Philippine Permanent Representative to ASEAN H.E. Amb. Noel Servigon, friends and members of the Sarundajang family, and officials of the Philippine Embassy in Jakarta.

























